Cwm LLC Has $1.80 Million Position in Five Below, Inc. $FIVE

Key Points

• Cwm LLC has reduced its stake in Five Below, Inc. by 40.7% during the 2nd quarter, holding 13,732 shares valued at approximately $1.80 million.
• Five Below reported a strong earnings quarter, with an EPS of $0.81, exceeding estimates by $0.20, and a year-over-year revenue increase of 23.7%.
• Several institutional investors significantly increased their positions in Five Below, with IFP Advisors boosting its stake by 653.8% during the same quarter.

Cwm LLC reduced its stake in Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE - Free Report) by 40.7% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 13,732 shares of the specialty retailer's stock after selling 9,436 shares during the period. Cwm LLC's holdings in Five Below were worth $1,801,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of FIVE. IFP Advisors Inc boosted its position in shares of Five Below by 653.8% in the second quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 196 shares of the specialty retailer's stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 170 shares during the period. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd boosted its position in shares of Five Below by 1,097.4% in the first quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 455 shares of the specialty retailer's stock valued at $34,000 after acquiring an additional 417 shares during the period. Bessemer Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Five Below by 246.9% in the first quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 496 shares of the specialty retailer's stock valued at $37,000 after acquiring an additional 353 shares during the period. Parallel Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Five Below by 68.4% in the second quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 532 shares of the specialty retailer's stock valued at $70,000 after acquiring an additional 216 shares during the period. Finally, NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Five Below by 143.0% in the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 1,096 shares of the specialty retailer's stock valued at $82,000 after acquiring an additional 645 shares during the period.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Five Below news, EVP Ronald James Masciantonio sold 818 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $146.41, for a total transaction of $119,763.38. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 9,858 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,443,309.78. The trade was a 7.66% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Insiders own 1.90% of the company's stock.

Five Below Stock Up 1.5%

FIVE opened at $154.24 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $8.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.22, a P/E/G ratio of 2.25 and a beta of 1.18. Five Below, Inc. has a twelve month low of $52.38 and a twelve month high of $157.54. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $147.77 and a 200 day simple moving average of $122.69.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, August 27th. The specialty retailer reported $0.81 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.61 by $0.20. The firm had revenue of $1.03 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $988.91 million. Five Below had a return on equity of 17.13% and a net margin of 6.45%.The business's quarterly revenue was up 23.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.54 earnings per share. Five Below has set its FY 2025 guidance at 4.760-5.160 EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at 0.120-0.240 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Five Below, Inc. will post 4.93 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Bank of America boosted their target price on shares of Five Below from $93.00 to $110.00 and gave the company an "underperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, August 28th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on shares of Five Below from $105.00 to $154.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Monday, July 21st. Mizuho upped their price objective on shares of Five Below from $132.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Thursday, August 28th. Citigroup upped their price objective on shares of Five Below from $142.00 to $152.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Thursday, August 28th. Finally, Loop Capital raised shares of Five Below from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and upped their price objective for the stock from $130.00 to $165.00 in a research report on Tuesday, August 12th. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twelve have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Five Below has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $150.21.

Five Below Profile

Five Below, Inc operates as a specialty value retailer in the United States. The company offers range of accessories, which includes novelty socks, sunglasses, jewelry, scarves, gloves, hair accessories, athletic tops and bottoms, and t-shirts, as well as nail polish, lip gloss, fragrance, and branded cosmetics; and personalized living space products, such as lamps, posters, frames, fleece blankets, plush items, pillows, candles, incense, lighting, novelty décor, accent furniture, and related items, as well as provides storage options.

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